Being there makes all the difference. When our correspondents are on the ground — or underground or on the ice or at sea — they, and you, can get up close to the story, sometimes uncomfortably so, uncovering essential details that no phone interview could ever capture. This means traveling to some of the world’s […]
Continue ReadingWhat I Learned in Avalanche School
Ryan might have used a synopsis of “Force Majeure” as an in-class case study, because shame and denial inhibit the reporting of human-triggered avalanches, which subsequently reinforces a culture of silence and impedes the sharing and disseminating of instructive stories in which the main characters do not choose wisely. Instead, during the second half of […]
Continue ReadingExploring Spectacular Caves in a Quiet Corner of Vietnam
When Le Thi Bich brought her soon-to-be husband, Ben Mitchell, to visit her parents’ village of Phong Nha in 2007, tourism essentially consisted of day-tripping Vietnamese exploring a government-run cave by boat. In the narrowest part of Vietnam between Laos and the sea, the region is a captivating, almost prehistoric landscape of sweeping valleys and […]
Continue ReadingIn a Year of Abrupt Transitions, a Trip to Tahiti. And Calgary.
The 52 Places Traveler The 52 Places Traveler visits the definition of paradise in French Polynesia — and then makes his way to his final stop: Alberta in the dead of winter. Dec. 31, 2019 The divemaster rattled a shaker to get my attention and I spun around, wondering if something was wrong. Out of […]
Continue ReadingNew Cruise Ships to Set Sail for Antarctica
“We want to take conscious travelers closer to nature with a footprint we’re proud of,” said Daniel Skjeldam, the company’s chief executive. The MS Fridtjof Nansen’s Highlights of the Frozen Continent, a 12-day journey, explores some 20 sites across the Antarctic Peninsula, where guests can take a polar plunge and enter a lottery to camp […]
Continue ReadingHouse Hunting in Spain: A Historic Estate For Under $2 Million
In Galicia, where the climate and the housing market are cooler, prices remain attractive to native and foreign buyers alike. Source link
Continue ReadingNew Art Museum Adds to Sarasota’s Cultural Heritage
In Sarasota, the subtropics meet the South. Pressed up against the edge of the Gulf of Mexico in southwest Florida, this city, long home to carnies and cowmen, is best understood as a study in contrast. Now the new Sarasota Art Museum of Ringling College, which opened last month, aims to spotlight the city’s cultural […]
Continue Reading36 Hours in Santo Domingo
Walking the vibrant streets of Santo Domingo, the Dominican Republic’s capital, can be frustrating for the beach-seeking tourist — you’re tantalized by the sight of the sea but the best beaches, with that quintessential stretch of pristine sand, are miles away. But history, culture and nature abound in this cosmopolitan Caribbean city, where Christopher Columbus landed […]
Continue ReadingWhy the Fires in Australia Are So Bad
This fire season has been one of the worst in Australia’s history, with at least 15 people killed, hundreds of homes destroyed and millions of acres burned. And summer is far from over. This week, thousands of residents and vacationers in southeastern Australia were forced to evacuate to shorelines as bush fires encircled communities and […]
Continue ReadingThanks for the Piece of Plastic?
My friends gave me a gift card. When I tried to use it, the balance was zero. Source link
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